Author Archives: Kevin

Every Little Bit Counts, Part 1

I'm the kind of person that will stop and pick up a penny from the sidewalk. To me, it's always worth it. I've often wondered how much I end up with each year. I don't segregate the money I find, and even though I don't usually have cash it quickly dissolves into the background. Starting in 2013, I'm going to embark to record each days gathering. That's not to say that I find something everyday but, when I do I'll post it.

I'm starting a little early to get a feel for how I'll do it. What works, what doesn't.

I'm starting humbly enough with a single red cent from December 4, 2012.

2012-12-04
1 cent
Total: $0.01

2012 Total
$0.01

Overall Total:
$0.01

1992 X-Men Series 1 from Impel

I have a handful of cards from the 1992 Impel X-Men Series 1 set. Including Hologram XH-1 Wolverine.
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2013 Hot Wheels Batman

The 2013 Hot Wheels series has a 5 car set of Batmobiles. The first to be released is the Batman Live Batmobile (65/250). This is part of the HW Imagination series.

Moon & Jupiter

Tonight is the full moon in my area. Also, Jupiter is right close by. I stacked two exposures to get this picture.
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Here is a dimmer stack of just the moon
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Mostly this was just a test of controlling the camera with my new phone. I didn't put the Bahtinov mask on so the focus is not as good as it could be. The set up worked very well and I was able to adjust aperture, ISO, shutter & focus all without having to bump the camera around. After I get a little more experience I'll describe it in more detail.

2012 Batmobile Hot Wheels #2

Part of the 8 car Batmobile set released in 2012, this is #6 Batman: Arkham Asylum Batmobile . Here are the other cars from the set that I have. Only remaining is, #7 Crooze Batmobile.

Moon – November 19, 2012

Here is a quick image stack of the moon using Registax 6. I used a 1.5 min video. I don't know how to use the program very well so I'm not sure if the problems are from that or my camera settings. MVI_1942_crop
Here is a shot using just the manual settings. The exposure is much better here but there isn't as much detail.
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Here is a shot with several manual shots stacked.
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The Bat

This is from the 2012 New Models series of Hot Wheels. The Bat (27/247) from The Dark Knight Rises.

Matchbox Batmobile

This is MB25 from 2012 Matchbox. This is the first Batmobile from Matchbox.

Star Trek Next Generation PEZ Set

Two versions of the Star Trek Next Generation 25th Anniv. PEZ Set were released. This one, the Walmart exclusive limited edition, includes Locutus of Borg. He replaces Dr. Beverley Crusher from the regular version. The rest of the included characters are Data, William Riker, Jean-Luc Picard, U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D, Worf, Geordi La Forge, and Deanna Troi.